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  Chicken Soup for the Soul Author Latonya Branham, CPN Member!

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  Date / Time: 11/26/2009 5:00 PM UTC

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  Chocolate Pages Network Charter Member, LaTonya Branham shares her story in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Devotional Stories for Women
  
  Throughout time, women have shared their joys and sorrows, thoughts and feelings, experiences and life lessons with one another. The tradition continues in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Devotional Stories for Women with 101 stories of friendship, faith, and comfort that affirm God's unconditional love and His wisdom. Women will find encouragement, solace, and strength in these personal stories and prayers that cover everyday trials to tests of faith, to marriage and parenting, to service to others and self-esteem... http://www.chocolatepagesnetwork.com

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  Date / Time: 11/13/2009 9:00 PM UTC

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  Original Air Date: 10/30/2008 10:00 PM UTC

  Pray Before You VOTE! Freya Williams & Lynn Scarborough - Politics & Rhetoric! Enuff!

  Are you confused about who you should vote for? Are you tired of the hypocrisy that you see in politicians who use the word of God when it is convenient? Would you like to see Christian Democrats and Christian Republicans united instead of divided? You will be inspired tonight to hear two powerful voices, authors Freya S. Williams and Lynne W. Scarborough. Not just rhetoric...but giving you the skinny on the real issues.
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• Date / Time: 10/29/2008 3:50 AM UTC

  Meet Author Freya S. Williams and Lynn Wilford Scarborough

  

   Freya Williams is a native of Waynesboro, Georgia. She grew up on local campaign trail learning from local leaders like Mr. Herman Lodge. Along with her mom and sister, she would campaign faithfully by knocking on doors, getting voters registered and helping the elderly get to the voter’s booth.  Many would say, I was going to vote but if these little girls can get out here and campaign, then there is no excuse for me.
  

  She learned the importance of important at a young age. She grew up as a Democrat but today she is more an Independent. When she became a Christian, she adopted God's views.

  In her book, Pray Before You Vote! Jesus Is Not a Democrat or a Republican! Jesus Is Lord! She talks about the importance of voting and how God can use a Democrat or a Republican as long as they have accepted Jesus Christ as his or her personal savior. Jesus Is not a Democrat or a Republican. You can find Jesus' values in both political parties.

  Seek God during this election and be careful of wolves in sheep's clothing. Do not be swayed by one issue only, but hear what God is saying at this hour. Seek the truth for yourselves and after seeking God, get out and vote!

  
  
  Prayer for the Nation
  By Freya S. Williams

  “For the kingdom of God is the Lord’s and rules over all nations”

  Psalm 22:28

  Lord in the mighty and matchless name of Jesus, I exalt You this day.  This is the day that You have made and we will rejoice in it.  You are holy, mighty, righteous, loving, just and faithful.  Lord, God we pray for this nation, the United States of America, to turn her heart back to You.  Lord, God this nation was founded on Christian principles and was built on the word of God.  Lord You brought us into Your light.
  
  
  Lord we repent for this nation because we have turned our backs on You.  You left us a blueprint, the Bible, to follow and we have allowed ungodly legislation to enter law books to govern us.  We have voted for causes that totally contradict Your word and we have neglected to vote. 
  
  Lord, for this we apologize.

  We apologize for neglecting the poor and the needy and putting our own selfish desires for power and authority before the care of Your people.  Lord we repent for allowing the Ten Commandments and Prayer to be taken out of the schools.  Lord we repent for not teaching our children Your word and Your ways.  Lord we repent for pushing our own agenda ahead of Your agenda. 
  
  We repent for not using our rights to vote men and women in office who reflect Your Word.  Forgive us for being unbalanced.  Forgive us for misrepresenting the Christian faith and for being hypocrites.  Lord, unsaved people are watching us and they see hypocrisy and deceit.  Lord, help us to learn to work together to accomplish the greater good for this country.

  Lord we come against all ungodly legislation in Jesus name.  We come against lobbyists who commit their time and money to lobby against the Word of God.  We pray that no weapon formed against your people shall prosper and that Your law will override any law that is created on earth.

  We pray that You will touch the heart of the President, Presidential Cabinet Members, Senators, Congressmen, Congresswomen, State Representative, Oval Office members, Governors, Mayors, City Council Man and City Council Woman that they will desire to do Your will and vote Your values.  We pray for righteous authority.  You said in Your word that when the righteous are in the authority, the people rejoice.  We pray for righteous leaders to step forth.  We pray for unity in the cabinet and the willingness and desire to work across party lines.

  We come against any leaders that would try to stand against Your word.  We pray that they will not prevail.

  We come against terrorists and extremist that hate America.  We pray that they will not prevail.  We pray You uncover every terrorist cell and the enemy will not prevail.  We pray You will touch the hearts of enemies so they will come into the light of Jesus.  We pray they will learn about the love of Jesus and His desire to see all men saved and that no man will perish.

  We pray for our spiritual leaders:  Apostles, Pastors, Prophets, Evangelists, and Teachers to teach and preach Your word with authority and love.  We pray they will seek Your face and hear Your voice during this hour.  We pray they will share Your word with Your people and direct Your people in the right direction.  Give Your people increased spiritual discernment.  Let us not be fooled by the words of man but give us discernment to see their true fruits.

  I come against prejudice, racism, sexism, and ageism.  Lord You said You have no respect of a person and that You will use anyone that You want to use. 
  
  I pray for unity in the church.  I pray that Your people will work together to reach lost souls for Jesus Christ.  I also pray that Your people will seek Your face and turn back to You.

  I pray that You will give our legislatures wisdom and sensitivity to the needs of Your people.  I pray that You will expose every corrupt and lying spirit.  I pray that You will guide us as we vote on election day. 
  
  You said Your people perish because of lack of knowledge.  Help us to do our homework on each candidate.  Help us to seek Your face in prayer and fasting to see what is best for this nation.  Give us the boldness to act on what You speak to us.

  We come against ungodly legislation and ungodly bills.  We pray the lobbyists are quitting.  They will not lobby against your word but for your word.  Give them a change of heart in Jesus name. 

  We bind deception in Jesus’ name that your people are not deceived by words.  Let your kingdom come and your will be done in Jesus name.  We come against the spirit of hate that is against America.  We speak healing for our land and come against violence in the United States.  Lord we come against poverty, sickness and diseases.

  Lord, we pray for our troop's safety and protection.  We pray that you expose every terrorist cell and every enemy that would try to harm the United States of America. 
  
  We push back the hand of the enemy and dispatch Your angels to every member of our armed forces and pray they are covered in the blood of Jesus.  We pray they will have the right equipment to fight this war.  We pray that we will be able to bring them home soon.  We thank You for their sacrifice for our freedom and our country.  Forgive us for not standing in the gap for them.  Forgive us for being critical when we should be prayerful. 
  
  Thank You for the freedom that You have given this country.  Give the leaders of our armed forces wisdom and guidance.  We pray for peace among all nations.  We pray that salvation will take place in foreign lands.

  We pray You will give the Central Intelligence Agency Your Intelligence which supersedes anything we can think of.  Give them inside knowledge so they can stop the enemy in the planning stages.  Give the Federal Bureau of Investigation Your insight to stop terrorists who would try to hurt innocent people of this nation.  We pray for law enforcement to be fair and just in all of their dealings.  We come against racial profiling in Jesus name.  We pray for sound and just investigations in Jesus name.  We pray for righteous people to enter law enforcement and the government.  Remove every person from these decision-making positions whose heart is far from You in Jesus name.

  Lord, we ask that You give our President wisdom and guidance in his decision-making.  Give him a heart for all people.  Give him wisdom to work across party lines.  Give him wisdom to lead and guide Your people.  Give him a heart to help the homeless, elderly, poor, needy, sick, fatherless, motherless, uneducated, teenagers, veterans, minorities, and majorities.  We also pray for healthcare for those who cannot afford it and preventive programs to help our society become healthier.  Put the right people in his path. 
  
  Uproot every person whose motives are impure.  Let him not be deceived by familiar spirits but let him test every person to see if they are of God. 

  Give us wisdom for the upcoming election.  Lead us in our vote.  Let us seek Your face and vote righteously.  Give us balance and understanding of what You are doing at this hour.  Let us stay away from party lines and vote according to the Word of God.  Let us not be deceived by leaders who have their own agenda.  Lord allow Your Holy Spirit to lead us into all truth in Jesus name.

  Lord, we give this nation back to You.  We pray that You will tear down everything that would exalt itself against Your word.  We pray for mercy on the United States of America.  We pray that we will turn our hearts back to You and that we will vote prayer and the Ten Commandments back into the school system.  We give our school system back to You.  We come against crime, premature death, fights and bomb threats.  We pray that school leaders will see the importance of having Christ in school.  We pray You will touch the hearts of the decision-makers and they will turn their hearts to You in Jesus name.
  

  We declare and decree that the United States of America is Your country and it belongs to You.  We give it back to You.  Help us to use our God-given authority to do Your will in Jesus name.

  Amen.

  
  To request a copy of this prayer and prayer targets, please contact Freya at freyaswilliams@gmail.com. Please share it with your church and others in your prayer circle.

  
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• Original Air Date: 10/23/2008 10:00 PM UTC

  Christian Fiction author Kim Brooks & ESSENCE bestselling author Victoria Christopher Murray inspire

  Follow your God-given DREAMS and develop your talents. Both of these authors always knew they wanted to write! The genre they are in wasn't even created yet - when they got the vision! Now, books to film are the hot thing. Will trail blazing authors, Victoria Christopher Murrary & Kim Brooks change the world with their words!
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• Date / Time: 10/22/2008 9:15 PM UTC

  Meet Victoria Christopher Murray and Kim Brooks

  About the Author Visit Me on MySpace Victoria Christopher Murray always knew she would become an author, even as she was taking an unlikely path to that destination. A native of Queens, Victoria first left New York to attend Hampton University where she majored in Communication Disorders. After graduating, Victoria attended New York University where she received her MBA. Victoria spent ten years in Corporate America before she tested her entrepreneurial spirit. She opened a Financial Services Agency for Aegon, USA where she managed the number one division for nine consecutive years. However, Victoria never lost the dream to write and when the “bug” hit her again in 1997, she answered the call. Victoria originally self published Temptation. “I wanted to write a book as entertaining as any book on the market, put God in the middle, and have the book still be a page-turner. I wasn’t writing to any particular genre – I didn’t even know Christian fiction existed. I just wanted to write about people I knew and characters I could relate to.” In 2000, Time Warner published Temptation. Temptation made numerous best sellers list and remained on the Essence bestsellers list for nine consecutive months. In 2001, Temptation was nominated for an NAACP Image Award in Outstanding Literature. Since Temptation, Victoria has written five other novels: JOY, Truth Be Told, Grown Folks Business, and A Sin and a Shame and The Ex Files and was a contributor to the first Christian fiction anthology, Blessed Assurance.  She was also the Contributing Editor for the Aspire Women of Color Bible published by Zondervan in 2007.  Her seventh novel, Too Little, Too Late, was released in June, 2008.  All of her novels have continued to be Essence bestsellers.  In addition, Victoria has received numerous awards including the Golden Pen Award for Best Inspirational Fiction and in 2006, she was awarded the Phyllis Wheatley Trailblazer Award for being the pioneer in African American Christian Fiction. In March, 2008, Pocket Books published Victoria’s first novel in her Christian fiction teen series - The Divine Divas.  “I was concerned with what our young ladies were reading.  I decided to do something about that – give them stories full of drama, but with a message.”  The Divine Divas has already been optioned to become a television series. Victoria splits her time between Los Angeles and Washington D.C. In Los Angeles, she attends Bible Enrichment Fellowship International Church under the spiritual tutelage of Dr. Beverly “BAM” Crawford and in Washington, D.C., she fellowships at Metropolitan Baptist Church under Dr. H. Beecher Hicks, Jr.  She is also a member of the Long Beach Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

  Award-winning author, licensed minister, prolific speaker and songwriter, Kim Brooks, was called for such a time as this!

  A native Detroiter, Kim has had a passion for writing ever since she was a small child. It was not until she got saved upon graduating from high school, became an active member of Word of Faith International Christian Center pastored by Bishop Keith A. Butler, and earnestly prayed about her purpose did Kim discover that she was called to minister the gospel through the spoken and written word.

  As a single Christian, and a 30-year-old virgin who is saving herself for marriage, Kim ministers candidly and conducts workshops on the subjects of abstinence, healthy relationships, how to resist temptation, waiting on the Lord, and true happiness which can only be found in an open and honest relationship with Jesus Christ.

  Kim earned a Bachelor of Art's degree in English from Michigan State University. She is also a graduate of Word of Faith Bible Training Center and a member of American Christian Writers/Detroit Chapter founded by Pam Perry of www.MinistryMarketingSolutions.com
  

  Kim is the Founder and President of Driven Enterprises, a ministry whose purpose is to spread the gospel as it pertains to living a victorious, purposeful life.

  She is the author of the Black Expressions' Best-Selling novel, He's Fine...But is He Saved?, its highly acclaimed sequel, He's Saved...But is He For Real? and, The Little Black Survival Book for Single Saints. 

  Kim is a contributing singles columnist for Anointed Pages Magazine and she authors and distributes a monthly E-Newsletter for singles entitled, The Single Heart.

  Kim Brooks' powerful message, which is bringing hope and healing to the nation,
  is that it IS POSSIBLE to live an exciting, uncompromising, drama-free, Spirit-led, victorious life in the perfect will of God!

   

  Contact Info: Kim Brooks c/o Driven Enterprises P.O. Box 231133 Detroit, MI 48223 or email kimbrooks@kimontheweb.com or call 1-313-541-2856 Myspace.com/KimontheWeb

  For Interviews, or Review Copies Contact: pamperry@ministrymarketingsolutions.com  Marketing the Message: MinistryMarketingSolutions.com

  
  
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• Original Air Date: 10/16/2008 10:00 PM UTC

  30 Days to Taming Your Finances: Become a 6-Figure Sister! Deborah Pegues and Audrey Bell-Kearney

  Best selling authors Deborah Pegues and Audrey Bell-Kearney. Financial crunch? Get frugal and get finacially free! Simple steps to becoming a six-figure sister. Be your own boss. Write/speak. Hear what inspires them.
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• Date / Time: 10/16/2008 6:10 PM UTC

  Meet Deborah Pegues and Audrey Bell Kearney

  Deborah Smith Pegues: 
  
  Deborah is a prolific writer with the ability to address readers across all social, racial, and economic strata. 
   
  She wrote "30 Days to Taming the Tongue" to challenge readers to embark upon a 30-day period of abstinence from 30 negative uses of the tongue. This book has revolutionized conversations across America with sales in excess of 350,000 copies and has appeared on Harvest House Publisher's bestsellers list for over two years.
   
  In "30 Days to Taming Your Finances", she writes as a friendly boot camp sergeant and guides readers through the maze of FICO scores, credit card traps, personal spending plans, and much more. "Managing Conflict God's Way" sets forth strategies for effective confrontation of interpersonal conflicts. (See "Online Store" for a listing of other books authored by Deborah).

  She has been the featured guest on various radio and television talk shows to discuss the life-changing principles set forth in her works. Letters from around the world affirm the effectiveness of her writings and teaching.
  

  A seasoned professional and astute businesswoman, Deborah has held executive positions in several major corporations including ten years as Vice President of MCA INC. / Universal Studios' venture capital division and three years as Manager of Forecasting and Budgeting for Hughes Aircraft's billion dollar Space & Communications Division. She has also served as financial consultant to several celebrities, various non-profit organizations and emerging businesses domestically and in South Africa. She prepared the initial financial projections for the development of the wildly successful Magic Johnson Theater chain.

  A Certified Public Accountant with a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from the University of North Texas and an MBA degree in Finance from the University of Southern California, Deborah is also a Certified Behavioral Consultant. She specializes in helping people to understand, accept and appreciate personality differences.

  Deborah recently served for over eight years as Chief Financial Officer of West Angeles Church, one of the leading mega-churches in the USA, headed by Bishop Charles Blake (presiding bishop of the Church of God in Christ International) . In connection with the construction of their landmark cathedral, she negotiated the largest financing commitment ever extended to a church in the United States.
  

  She is in great demand to share her expertise on church financial management and leadership essentials.
  
  Her advice has appeared in Essence magazine, Charisma, Redbook, and other national publications. Deborah’s community involvement has included serving on the Board of Directors of the Christian Entertainers Fellowship, Inc., an outreach organization for high profile entertainers, Save Africa’s Children, Inc., Evangelical Christian Credit Union (ECCU), and special stints of sharing her wisdom with numerous other nonprofit organizations. She recently joined the Board of World Vision USA. Respected community leaders have praised her for her excellence, forthrightness and integrity.

  Deborah and her husband, Darnell Pegues, have been happily married for over 28 years. Together, they conduct marriage enrichment seminars.
  
  
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  I am a business owner, parent and wife. I spend most of my time helping other start and grow their own business and how to market businesses that they already have. I love to read, travel and bowl.

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  I am a business coach, author, columnist, publisher, talk show host film producer and inventor. I've been a business owner for almost 10 years. I love what I do and I love helping others live a life that they love doing what they love.

  Audrey Bell-Kearney

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• Original Air Date: 10/9/2008 10:00 PM UTC

  Water-Walking Faith in these Turbulent Times - with Shundrawn Thomas & J.C. Matthews

  Are your dreams busted? Your situation is not your Destination. Continue to Dream Big. Have ridiculous faith! These two authors will talk about how ordinary people can live extraordinary lives - even now! See www.RidiculousFaith.com and www.jcmatthewsministries.com
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